More Comment – Page 251
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OpinionPrince lands near the spot
Prince Charles has reignited public debate on architecture, but defining zero carbon is the key to any discussion.
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It’s a belly flop...
From the way the ODA organised the Aquatics Centre project, there was a terrible inevitability about the dire final design (News February 1).
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...or worse
Oh dear! What on earth has happened to the Aquatics Centre? In 2006, it became a giant panty liner.
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OpinionJust stop stating the bleeding obvious
Clichés, Saul? Tell me about it. I’m literally sick of them.
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OpinionDo you welcome Prince Charles’s latest blast?
It’s good to see the prince embracing sustainbility, says Rab Bennetts; while Michael Manser laments that Charles still doesn’t understand how architects work
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OpinionEthics: what can you change?
Those of us who appealed to our fellow architects in Israel not to collude in constructing illegal settlements in the occupied territories were attacked — as you said — for not publicly taking an ethical stance in arguably more unjust situations (Leader January 25).
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Market forces
You report that KPF’s scheme to demolish the western end of Smithfield General Market has won support from Chetwood, Aedas and ORMS (News February 1).
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Public disgrace
The sad saga of The Public (Solutions February 1) actually started in late 1994 when a team led by Rivington Street Studio won the competition to carry out a feasibility study.
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Planning fright
As long time chairman of a district council planning committee, I see the proposal for councillors to determine planning appeals for small developments (News January 18) as absurd.
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OpinionOnce bitten...
We note with interest your Archive story (February 1) relating to our design for a lion’s cage.
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Housing crisis
Rumour has it that the theme of this year’s British pavilion at the architecture biennale is the dreadful quality of our housing.
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Style councillor
Hats off this week to deputy leader of Kensington & Chelsea, Daniel Moylan, who celebrated becoming an honorary RIBA fellow.
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OpinionThe Xs factor
Amid the controversy over MPs’ expenses, Boots was interested to see the guidelines for Arb board members’ travel and subsistence costs.
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Toilet humour
Following last week’s revelation that Olympic loos must not be aligned with Mecca, toilets are causing more controversy — this time north of the border.
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OpinionLofty opinions or tall stories
We asked industry experts whether they agreed with Prince Charles’s latest comments
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OpinionFearing risk is dangerous
The diminished 2012 Aquatic Centre and The Public are sorry tales of our times, but the danger is that clients will stop commissioning brave architecture
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OpinionDownsizing
If small is beautiful, Willard Wigan’s micro-sculpture of Richard Rogers’ Lloyds building (pictured) must be the most dazzling structure ever.